Baird-Freeman Funeral Home

221 North Meridian Street

Portland, Indiana 47371

260-726-7171

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Delores King, age 97, a resident of Portland, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Delores was born on November 4, 1927 in Jay County, the daughter of Joseph and Goldie (Miller) Kidder. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Randolph County in 1945 and married Carl O. King on February 16, 1946. He passed away on May 29, 1991.

Delores and her husband were farmers in Bearcreek Township. They owned and operated King's Nursery for a few years. Delores also worked at CTS in Berne, at Bearcreek Farms in rural Bryant, and the Family Dollar in Portland. She was a loving mother, a homemaker, a 4-H leader for the Bearcreek Hoosierettes, a member of the Bearcreek homemakers group, and a member of the Trinity Archbridge Church in Portland.

Survivors include four daughters: Crystal Laux (husband Tom) of Bryant, Indiana; Connie Moolenaar (husband Marvin) of Poland, Indiana; Carla Elzey (husband Terry) of Muncie, Indiana; and Colleen Dodson (husband Dana) of Kississimmee, Florida; A daughter-in-law Stayce King of Spring Texas; Delores had 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Delores was preceded in death by a son, Carl J. King, her mother and father, four brothers and a sister.

Visitation will be in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home on Monday, July 7th from 12-2 pm and the service will follow at 2pm with Pastor Jason Rice presiding.  Burial will be in Limberlost Cemetery east of Bryant.

Memorial Contributions can be made to Persimmon Ridge or Trinity Archbridge Church.

Online condolences at www.bairdfreeman.com